[free_dragon]

Hello

i want to set a max users can download from my server in one time
i mean i want to get something to limit the connections on the server to 50 users in the same time can visit or download from my sevrer and if more come then redirect them to any page.
is thier a way to do this by htaccess or anything?
Thanks ...

[NeverMind]

but how are you going to know when a visitor finish downloading a file? depending on the file size it might vary from 1 minute to 4 hours!
detecting that is not easy, if possible at all! it has been discussed many times here, but always with the same results!

[mab]

This is a server function/setting. You mention "my server." If you own this server, you will be able to change this setting.

If you are on Windows/IIS - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...9583b6700.mspx

For Apache, I believe this is the setting - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod...tml#maxclients
I don't know if you can do this per-site using htaccess...

[KeYBLeR]

you should set your limit to 5 people at a time, to increase download speed...send the other people to a waiting room, until a spot opens up...

You could have ads, make some $$$... and have memberships, To give people front of the line access.. Make even more $$$

Good luck

[NeverMind]

Originally Posted by mab

This is a server function/setting. You mention "my server." If you own this server, you will be able to change this setting.

If you are on Windows/IIS - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pro...9583b6700.mspx

For Apache, I believe this is the setting - http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/mod...tml#maxclients
I don't know if you can do this per-site using htaccess...

Great find, mab!

[4saken]

You better try mod_cband module for Apache.

Here is a quotation:
mod_cband is an Apache 2 module provided to solve the problem of limiting users' and virtualhosts' bandwidth usage. The current versions can set virtualhosts' and users' bandwidth quotas, maximal download speed (like in mod_bandwidth), requests-per-second speed and the maximal number of simultanous IP connections (like in mod_limitipconn)